Math 110

Mathematical Explorations

 

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This core course, together with its sister course Math 111 - Mathematical Applications, is a mathematics for liberal arts course. These courses are designed to enable students to develop a broader understanding of mathematics and more positive appreciation of mathematics - one that is not dominated by an ability simply to perform rote procedures.

 

Math 110 and Math 111 are appropriate for all students. In fact, these courses should be considered the default recommendation for all students who do not: i) require specific mathematics courses for their major, or ii) express a specific interest in another mathematics course for specific programmatic reasons.

 

Students may take both Math 110 and Math 111 for credit and to satisfy core requirements. Math 110 and Math 111 can be taken in either order or even simultaneously.

 

Math 110 is not a remedial, basic skills, nor mathematical literacy course. Students are expected to bring an appropriate level of mathematical preparation to the course.

 

Catalog Description

An introductory course designed to provide the liberal arts major with an opportunity to develop a broader appreciation of mathematics by exploring ways in which the artistic, aesthetic, intellectual, and humanistic aspects of mathematics are as important as its utility. Topics may include: mathematical reasoning, the infinite, topology, chaos and fractals, symmetry, elementary number theory, modern geometry, and the history of mathematics. Prerequisite: High School Algebra II or MATH 0103.

 

Math 111

Mathematical Applications

 

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This core course, together with its sister course Math 110 - Mathematical Explorations, are mathematics for liberal arts courses. These courses are designed to enable students to develop a broader understanding of mathematics and more positive appreciation of mathematics - one that is not dominated by an ability simply to perform rote procedures.

 

Math 110 and Math 111 are appropriate for all students. In fact, these courses should be considered the default recommendation for all students who do not: i) require specific mathematics courses for their major, or ii) express a specific interest in another mathematics course for specific programmatic reasons.

 

Students may take both Math 110 and Math 111 for credit and to satisfy core requirements. Math 110 and Math 111 can be taken in either order or even simultaneously.

 

Math 110 is not a remedial, basic skills, nor mathematical literacy course. Students are expected to bring an appropriate level of mathematical preparation to the course.

 

Catalog Description

An introductory course designed to provide the liberal arts major with opportunities to investigate ways in which mathematics is used to solve real world problems in a variety of disciplines. Applications may include such topics as voting schemes, fair division, networks, scheduling, finance, probability and statistics. Prerequisite: High School Algebra II or MATH 0103.                                                  


Math 108

Elementary Statistics

 

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The concepts introduced in this core course would be useful for any student looking for an understanding of modern statistics.

 

This course is a requirement for Business Management and Economics majors, and should be taken early in their program.

 

This course is a good preparation for the methods courses offered in other departments. However, this is a conceptual course, not a methods course.

 

 

Catalog Description     

An introduction to basic concepts and techniques of statistics for students needing skills for research techniques in education, business, and the physical, life, and social sciences or to simply understand the mass of information in daily life. Topics included: graphical techniques such as histograms or box plots; measures of location and spread; scatter plots and correlation, sampling and sampling distribution, estimation and statistical inference (confidence intervals and/or hypothesis testing). Pre-requisites: High School Algebra II or Math 0103.

 

Math 115

Mathematics for Business and Social Sciences

 

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This core course is a requirement for Business Management majors and Economics majors, and should be taken early in their program (freshman or sophomore year).

 

It is also an excellent course for students with majors or minors in the social sciences, since it introduces quantitative methods useful in these fields. For this reason, it would also be helpful for students planning to go on to graduate school in almost any field of study.

 

For Liberal Studies majors, Math 115 is an approved and recommended course for the mathematics concentration. It can also be used to satisfy credit requirements towards the mathematics minor.

 

Math 115 is an algebra – intensive mathematics core course, and therefore appropriate for any student looking for an applied algebra experience. However, for students who are just looking to satisfy their mathematics core requirement and have no specific requirement or recommendation from their major, Math 110 and/or Math 111 may be more appropriate choices.   

 

 

Catalog Description

An introduction to algebraic modeling, with an emphasis on applications in business and the social sciences. Topics include: using algebraic models to describe the relationship between variables, using graphs to visualize models, and choosing and interpreting various models. Calculus is introduced and is used as a tool for studying the structure of algebraic models. Prerequisite: High School Algebra II or Math 103.

Math 150                                                                

Foundations: Mathematical Reasoning

 

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This core course is a requirement for Early Childhood, Elementary Education and Special Education majors, and should be taken early in their program (first or second year).

 

This is a mathematics content course which covers the patterns, relations, and algebra strand of the Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks in Mathematics at a collegiate level. To meet Massachusetts teacher licensure requirements, students are also required to take IDIS 260. To have comprehensive coverage of the content strands in mathematics, students must take MA 251, MA 252, and MA 253.

 

Math 150 is inappropriate for students who are not interested in Elementary Mathematics Education. Students who are just looking to satisfy the Mathematics Core Requirement and have no specific requirement or recommendation for their major, may find Math 110 and/or Math 111 to be more appropriate choices.

 

Course Description

An introductory course. Topics include: finding, analyzing, and describing patterns; sets and classification; functions and relations; inductive and deductive reasoning; problem solving; and logic. Students will develop a conceptual understanding of the course material in a learning environment that models the pedagogical foundations of the Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks for Mathematics and the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) Standards.

 

Math 104

PreCalculus

 

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This course is a prerequisite for the Calculus sequence. This course is not meant to be an algebra review; mastery of Algebra II is expected. It is an intensive mathematics course, which is appropriate for students looking to acquire significant algebraic, graphical, and numerical skills.

 

Precalculus is a mathematics core course. However, for students who are just looking to satisfy their mathematics core requirement and have no specific requirement from their major, Math 110 and/or Math111 may be more appropriate courses.

 

This is not a high school course; it is a course which focuses on the study of functions and is an essential preparation for Calculus.

 

 

Catalog Description

Topics covered include an in-depth investigation of functions; graphing; exponential and logarithmic functions; and trigonometry. Prerequisite: High School Algebra II or Math 0103.

 

Math 105

Calculus I

 

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Math 105 is a core mathematics course appropriate for any student with a strong interest in mathematics, particularly those students majoring in mathematics or any of the sciences.

 

Students who have completed Algebra I and II and Geometry in high school are encouraged to enroll in Math 105 instead of Math 104. Math 105 should be the default first semester mathematics course for mathematics majors.

 

Since Calculus I is either a required or recommended course for many pre-law, pre-med and other graduate programs in the sciences, it is strongly recommended that students who may be planning on pursuing professional or graduate degrees should take Math 105 their first year.

 

 

Catalog Description

A standard first semester course in calculus. Topics include limits and continuity, the derivative and its properties, applications of differentiation, introduction to anti-differentiation, the definite integrals, and the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus. Prerequisites: Four years of High School Math, including Algebra I and II and Geometry or MATH 0104.

 

Math 106

Calculus II

 

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Math 106 is a core mathematics course appropriate for any student with a strong interest in mathematics, particularly those students majoring in mathematics or any of the sciences.

Students who have successfully completed a high school course equivalent to the Advanced Placement Calculus AB course are encouraged to enroll in Math 106 instead of Math 105.

Since Calculus II is either a required or recommended course for many pre-law, pre-med and other graduate programs in the sciences, it is strongly recommended that students who may be planning on pursuing professional or graduate degrees should take Math 106 their first year.

 

 

Catalog Description

A continuation of Calculus I. Topics include techniques of integration, applications of the integral, series and sequences, L'Hôpital's Rule, approximation of functions. Prerequisite: MATH 0105 or equivalent.